fringilla

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Fringilla
    n 1: type genus of the Fringillidae: chaffinch, brambling [syn:
         {Fringilla}, {genus Fringilla}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fringilla \Frin*gil"la\, a. [NL., fr. L. fringilla a chaffinch.]
   (Zool.)
   A genus of birds, with a short, conical, pointed bill. It
   formerly included all the sparrows and finches, but is now
   restricted to certain European finches, like the chaffinch
   and brambling.
   [1913 Webster]